Bella Anastasiou says when she told her brother she had signed for The Boat, he wished her good luck.

"Because back in his time, it was a bit of a dodgy wee place."

But living in a well-known student flat is definitely a badge of honour.

"I like the named flat thing. It's probably the main reason I wanted to sign this place, because it's got a bit of character as everyone has said, and makes you feel like a true scarfie which is what we're all here for," says Michael Mazey.

Students are impressed that part of their quirky culture is being captured for posterity, but the book itself won't be released until 2019, marking Otago Uni's 150th anniversary.